Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.33
Ūti· What drives us to actAsk About the Source of Existence
“The girl said: O best of human beings, I do not know who has begotten me. I cannot speak to you perfectly about this. Nor do I know the names or the origin of the associates with me.”
What the purport teaches
- The girl cannot explain her origin or that of her companions. Her uncertainty represents the living entity’s ignorance in the material world.
- Brahma-jijñāsā means an inquisitiveness to know the original source of our existence. It includes asking where we have come from and why we struggle here.
- We receive many facilities for living, yet often fail to ask who arranged them. Thinking that everything arose by chance leaves these essential questions unanswered.
Try this today
Write down one sincere question about the origin or purpose of your life.
Ask yourself
Do I give enough attention to the source and purpose of my existence?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.